72 m. ago The ultimate Easter wine guide: Our expert has picked the best bottles for any feast

Winter comfort food and heavier wines already seem a distant memory, while stretching invitingly ahead are Easter treats, lighter spring dishes and fresher-flavoured wines.

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36 h. ago F1 chief gives update on African GP – with South Africa and Rwanda bidding to host race

F1 has not raced in Africa since the Kyalami circuit hosted the South African GP in 1993

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55 h. ago This is the best South African wine, according to a wine expert

The One&Only Cape Town’s Head Sommelier Luvo Ntzeo decodes the signatures of the wine-making country and the expressions to sip on

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57 h. ago US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout

Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country.Three unidentified suspects were killed during the “high-intensity shootout” on Tuesday in which Joshua Sullivan, a missionary from Tennessee, was rescued, the Hawks, the police unit that deals with serious crime in South Africa, said in a statement. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout

South African law enforcement officials have rescued an American missionary who was abducted by armed and masked men as he was preaching in the Eastern Cape province last week

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3 d. ago Lammy urges warring parties in Sudan to ‘put peace first’ after £120m aid boost

The Foreign Secretary told the London Sudan Conference it is ‘morally wrong’ to give up on the north-east African country.

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6 d. ago Our wine expert reveals the best red wines for Easter, including a £7 supermarket pick

Charlotte's Easter reds

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6 d. ago Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that

Vultures have an image crisis and are among the least loved animals in the world

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7 d. ago Kyle Verreynne hits 111 as Nottinghamshire recover from bad start against Essex

The South African helped the hosts recover from 78 for five to 328 for eight.

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8 d. ago African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty

African nations that were facing some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration have been given a moment of relief with the pausing of the duties

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8 d. ago Penguin crashes helicopter: Bizarre incident after bird nudges the controls

South African authorities have yesterday released a report stating that the crash on Bird Island, in the Eastern Cape Province in January was caused by the penguin.

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1 week ago Glasgow Warriors departure due to Scottish Rugby 'moving in direction of having less foreigners'

Franco Smith wanted to keep South African back row

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1 week ago Our wine expert reveals the best bottles to pair with your chocolate this Easter, from just £8

Charlotte's Easter chocolate matches

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2 w. ago Evil father who admitted raping his newborn baby to death threatens to kill his wife if he is not jailed

A sick South African father who admitted to murdering his one-week-old baby daughter after he violently raped her while her mother was out has threatened to kill her if he is not jailed.  

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2 w. ago Scumbag dad rapes and kills newborn baby as wife went to buy daughter nappies

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The South African evil father gave a sickening reason for sexually assaulting his newborn daughter who died while her mother was buying nappies for her at the shops

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2 w. ago ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administration and adopt sweeping measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus, including new restrictions on protest and the takeover of an academic department from faculty control.The news sent shock waves across higher education institutions nationwide for what appeared a stunning capitulation to attacks on academic freedom and the independence of the department of Middle Eastern, south Asian and African studies, or Mesaas, which became a scapegoat for what the administration viewed as a pro-Palestinian climate on campus. It was also a remarkable turn of events for a university that had for years been a home for cutting-edge academic discourse on Palestine, beginning with the scholarship of Edward Said, a leading Palestinian intellectual. Continue readi...

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2 w. ago Our wine expert reveals the best bottles of Grenache, including a 'crowd

Charlotte's Garnacha gems

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3 w. ago Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo

M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who announced their withdrawal even as the conflict between the insurgents and Congo’s government continues

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3 w. ago Jockeys protest and meeting called off after rider suspended over explosive TV interview

Grant Van Niekerk was stood down at Durbanville after making complaints about South African racing’s governing body, resulting in a riders’ protest and the cancellation of the fixture

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3 w. ago South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airportThe South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him.Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Rosieda as they emerged in the arrivals terminal in their home town, and they needed a police escort to help them navigate their way through the building. Continue reading...

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